Lucknow: Avesh Khan becomes most expensive uncapped player in IPL 2022

IPL 2022: At Rs 10 crore, India pacer Avesh Khan has become the most expensive uncapped player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL). He was picked up by Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing auction on Saturday. Avesh had his base price as Rs 20 lakh, but he was sold at Rs 10 crore to Lucknow. Another India pacer Basil Thampi was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh. Kartik Tyagi, on the other hand, was picked up by SunRisers Hyderabad for Rs 4 crore.

Here is list of player sold in IPL 2022 mega auction:

Avesh Khan for Rs 10 Crore by Lucknow Super Giants

Deepak Chahar for Rs 14 crore by Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

T Natarajan for Rs 4 crore by SunRisers Hyderabad

Shardul Thakur for Rs 10.75 crore by Delhi Capitals

Wanindu Hasaranga for Rs 10.75 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore

Washington Sundar for Rs 8.75 crore by SunRisers Hyderabad

Mitchell Marsh for Rs 6.5 crore by Delhi Capitals

India opening batter Shikhar Dhawan was acquired by Punjab Kings for Rs 8.25 crore.

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5 crore.

Australia Test captain Pat Cummins was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 7.25 crore.

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Punjab Kings acquired pacer Kagiso Rabada for Rs 9.25 crore. Kiwi pacer Trent Boult was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 8 crore.

Shreyas Iyer was picked up by KKR for Rs 12.25 crore. India pacer Mohammed Shami was picked up by Gujarat Titans for RS 6.25 crore.

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South Africa batter Faf du Plessis was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 7 crore. Lucknow Super Giants picked up Quinton de Kock for Rs 6.75 crore. Australia opening batter David Warner was picked up by Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.25 crore. Charu Sharma will be the auctioneer for the rest of Day 1 as Hugh Edmeades is advised to take a rest. Steve Smith, Suresh Raina Unsold player in IPL 2022. Unexpected pick in IPL 2022 mega auction Shimron Hetmyer (Base Price 1.5 Crore) Sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 8.5 Crore. The West Indies batter is up for the grab in the mega auction here.

Rajasthan Royals make the first attempt to sign him and Delhi Capitals join them in the race. And the bidding war intensifies between the two franchises. No other teams are looking interested in signing Hetmyer. Rajasthan Royals sign Shimron Hetmyer for INR 8.5 Crore. Suresh Raina (Base Price 2 Crore) Unsold, A massive surprise as veteran India batter Suresh Raina goes unsold at the mega auction. Steve Smith (Base Price 2 Crore) Unsold. Another shocker of the night as there is no bidder for Australia premier batter Steve Smith also goes unsold. Absolute madness at the IPL 2022 mega auction.